1. Increase in Twitch Force of the Adductor Pollicis Muscle with Stabilized Preload at Constant Thumb Abduction before and after Administration of Muscle Relaxant

   • Gertjan van Santen
   • Jan Mark Klaas Hyltje Wierda
   • Václav Fidler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 269

2. Nonlinear Model-Based Predictive Control of Non-Depolarizing Muscle Relaxants using Neural Networks

   • Markus Lendl
   • Udo H. Schwarz
   • Götz F. Geldner

   OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 278

3. Lithium Dilution Cardiac Output Measurements Using a Peripheral Injection Site: Comparison with Central Injection Technique and Thermodilution

   • Tadayoshi Kurita
   • Koji Morita
   • Kazuyuki Ikeda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 285

4. Waste Gas Monitor Reduces Wasted Volatile Anesthetic

   • Tammy Y. Euliano
   • Johannes H. van Oostrom
   • Jan van der Aa

   OriginalPaper Pages: 287 - 293

5. Evaluation of a New Fibre-Optical Monitor for Respiratory Rate Monitoring

   • Caisa Larsson
   • Philip Staun

   OriginalPaper Pages: 295 - 298

6. Predicted Sevoflurane Partial Pressure in the Brain with an Uptake and Distribution Model: Comparison with the Measured Value in Internal Jugular Vein Blood

   • Masato Nakamura
   • Yoshimitsu Sanjo
   • Kazuyuki Ikeda

   OriginalPaper Pages: 299 - 305

7. High Fidelity Correction of Pressure Signals From Fluid-Filled Systems by Harmonic Analysis

   • Ernst Wellnhofer
   • Volker Combé
   • Eckart Fleck

   OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 315

8. Editorial

   • J. M. Feldman
   • J. S. Gravenstein
   • J. Kalli

   OriginalPaper Pages: 317 - 317

9. Anesthesia Equipment and Human Error

   • Matthew B. Weinger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 319 - 323

10. Inhaled Nitric Oxide Delivery and Monitoring

    • Frederick J. Montgomery
    • Anne D. Berssenbrugge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 325 - 335